Soap

Morpheme

Soap

Type

free base

Denotation

salve, detergent, metallic salt derived from fatty acid

Etymology

Middle English sope, sape; Old English sāpe

Evidence

resoap, soap, soapball, soapbark, soapberry, soapbloom, soapcurd, soaped, soaper, soapery, soapier, soapiest, soaping, soapland, soaplock, soapmaker, soapman, soapnut, soaprock, soaproot, soaps, soapstar, soapstock, soapstone, soaptree, soapweed, soapwell, soapwood, soapworks, soapwort, soapy, supersoap

See Also

Sapo, Sapone